Author: Tom B.

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Book Review: Three Truths and Other Unsettling Tales, by Thomas O.

Three Truths and Other Unsettling TalesThree Truths and Other Unsettling Tales by Thomas O.
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This delightful but unsettling collection of short stories took me back to my boyhood as a scout, sitting around the campfire, seeing who could tell the scariest story. The stories are imaginative and whimsical. It’s a quick read – I was done in about an hour and a half, but I’m a fast reader. You know there’s going to be a twist at the end of each one, and it’s great fun to try and guess what that will be. I hit about 50%. It’s too bad I’m too old to go camping with the scouts anymore, because I’d surely pack this book along if I did.

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Book Review – 365 Marks on the Wall, by Byn Always

***** – Byn Always has written a psychological thriller of the first water – a book that can stand with Robert Bloch’s Psycho or Stephen King’s Gerald’s Game. The story is a simple one – a young woman is kidnapped by a madman and kept prisoner in a basement for a year. The ensuing chain of events is simultaneously predictable, surprising, logical and warped enough to keep the reader enthralled. I read the book in a single sitting, and my hat’s off to anyone who can put it down. The story is eminently dark (how could it be anything else?) but surprisingly, it left me filled with the power of hope, friendship, loyalty and life. It’s a remarkable story that should not be missed.

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It’s Launch Day!

It’s finally here! The third Natalie McMasters Mystery, Trafficked!, is live on Amazon. And the Great Trafficked! Blog Tour continues on M. K. Graff’s blog, Auntie M Writes, at https://auntiemwrites.com/2019/04/01/thomas-a-burns-jr-trafficked/. Check it out!